Our Friends' HAED SAL: Haed - the Waiting

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Haed - the Waiting - I've been busy

This is my progress from about a week ago:

and this is my progress as of today:

and a close up of what I have just done:

I have been doing this every day and I am pleased with my progress. I finished page 9 a few minutes ago and am looking forward to the next page! It is looking really good, sometimes you have to look at it from a distance to really appreciate it...

12 comments:

Anita H said...: Those clouds look amazing, you really have been busy. Great job.
Anita; April 15, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Gabi said...: This looks fantastic. Congrats with finishing page 9.; April 15, 2009 at 8:27 PM
The Chief's Chef said...: Thanks, yes the clouds look great!; April 15, 2009 at 9:33 PM
CathE said...: Great progress. Congrats on the page finish.; April 16, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Yvonne said...: Very amazing wip. The clouds look so real.

Yvonne; April 16, 2009 at 12:55 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: The clouds are so very dreamy... this one is really coming along well!; April 16, 2009 at 5:23 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Lovely, just lovely - great job!; April 16, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Cindy F. said...: WOW!! I'm so proud of you! Congrats on finishing page 9!! That's awesome! Beautiful stitching!!; April 16, 2009 at 7:50 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: finished page 9? WOW I can only dream of this, nice progress and beautiful clouds !; April 16, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Wendy said...: Wow, your needles must be smoking! This is such a great progress!; April 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Jan said...: Wow! That is so cool. Those are some great looking clouds.; April 16, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Yoyo said...: Boy you are really moving along fast. These clouds are so beautiful!!; April 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Tutorials

How to Carry Threads
This is really easy...it takes a while to get used to though....and your back will look terrible...this you will have to live with...One thing...You will be working your 10 x 10 grids in colums...it makes it easier...
1. Start with a 10 x 10 grid..
2. Find your first symbol...and stitch all of that symbol in your 10 x 10 grid....When finished...
3. Find the same symbol on the 10 x 10 grid below it...take your needle and bring your thread up like you are going to make the first 1/2 of the X ...but don't do it...just unthread your needle and lay the thread down..
4. Go back to the first grid you were working on...and stitch the next symbol the same way....when finished bring your thread down....
5. continue each symbol until your first 10 x 10 grid is finished....
6. start the next 10 x 10 grid ....you should have thread there already for you to pick up and stitch...
Posted by Vickie 3/7/2009

Tent Stitching (Wikipedia)
Tent stitch variants
There are three types of tent stitch, all producing the same appearance on the front of the canvas but each worked in a slightly different way and having particular characteristics, uses, benefits and drawbacks. These variants of tent stitch are known as basketweave, continental and half cross tent stitches:
Basketweave tent stitch - The basketweave form of tent stitch is worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas. The yarn on the back of the canvas has a typical basketweave appearance, with alternating horizontal and vertical stitches. Basketweave is the best stitch to use for covering large areas of canvas as it does not distort the canvas as the other two forms of tent stitch do.
Continental tent stitch - Continental stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitches appear diagonally across two threads. This method uses more yarn than half cross stitch tent stitch but is more hardwearing.
Half cross tent stitch - Half cross stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitch appears vertical or horizontal, not diagonal, and crosses only one thread. This method uses less yarn than other stitches but is not very durable as coverage on the back of the canvas is a little thin.